Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 669 Night Banquet

After nightfall, Lin Feng brought Pei Qiyin and four guards with him.

He walked to Prince Rui's Palace to attend the welcome banquet held for him.

Because the post house was not far from the palace, after turning two corners, they could see the brightly lit gate of the palace from a distance.

Wen Jian and Bu Yunting divided the five hundred guards into three teams.

One hundred and fifty guards were in the front, and they had already inspected the entrances to the alleys and the houses along the entire street.

The other two hundred guards spread out and sneaked into the entrances of alleys or under the eaves and corners of walls.

There were also more than a hundred guards stationed at the street intersection behind Lin Feng to prevent suspects from entering.

Cheng Liang's five hundred men had already dispersed into the darkness along the outer wall of the palace and made a circle.

Looking down from the sky, Lin Feng's thousand troops were radiating outward from the palace, almost everywhere.

Pei Qiyin meant that in extraordinary times, extraordinary things must be done.

Lin Feng offended too many people.

The personnel composition in the capital is very complex, and the forces of various parties are entangled.

It is difficult to clarify their identities at the moment, so we can only strengthen protection and act with caution.

Zhao Shuo was already standing at the door, waiting to welcome Lin Feng.

Other invited guests would bring gifts, and when they passed through the mansion gate, the butler would read out the gift list aloud.

Only Lin Feng came empty-handed.

When Zhao Shuo led him through the middle door, the housekeeper could only pretend not to see anything and said nothing more.

The palace was very lively.

Ever since Lin Feng defeated the Black Turban Army and recaptured all eight citadels outside Kyoto, the entire city of Kyoto seemed to come alive again.

Many shops, liquor stores, brothels, etc. that had been closed for a long time all opened for business.

Prince Rui invited quite a few people today, all of whom were high-ranking officials in the court.

It has been a long time since I have had such a relaxed banquet and invited guests to have fun.

Taking advantage of Lin Feng's visit to the capital, Prince Rui also invited many more people and used this opportunity to win over some important officials to his side.

Lin Feng stepped into the main living room. The entire hall was bustling with people coming and going, and it was very lively.

Zhao Shuo took Lin Feng and walked through the crowd towards the main guest seats.

When Lin Feng first came to Beijing, few people knew him, and because of his young appearance, no one took him seriously.

Several people were following Zhao Shuo forward when suddenly someone reached out to Lin Feng from the side.

Only Pei Qiyin could enter the main hall, and the four guards were left outside the door.

Seeing someone reaching out, Pei Qiyin raised his hand and struck the other person's throat.

She moved quickly, just to prevent the opponent from having time to execute the assassination.

But the next moment, Pei Qiyin's wrist was grabbed by Lin Feng.

Zhao Tianyu was dressed like a scholar. One of her hands was still tugging at Lin Feng's sleeve, but she didn't dare to move.

A sharp spike appeared in Pei Qiyin's hand, only half an inch away from Zhao Tianyu's throat.

Fortunately, Lin Feng grabbed her wrist, otherwise the sharp spike would have pierced Zhao Tianyu's throat.

The three of them turned around and glanced around, then immediately pretended nothing had happened and smiled.

They all straightened their clothes and bowed again.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Tian? I hope you are well."

"Yes, General Lin is more impressive than ever. I am honored to be here."

"What a coincidence! Are you coming to the party too?"

"Exactly, exactly. Let's sit together."

"Yes, yes, please."

"please."

The two of them were polite and walked forward together.

They arrived at the residential area, and Zhao Tianyu pulled Lin Feng's sleeve.

"Come, General Lin, I will introduce you to a senior official."

Lin Feng asked curiously, "Is there a higher official than you?"

Zhao Tianyu smiled mischievously: "Of course there is, come and see..."

As he spoke, he pulled a young man up from a seat.

"The current crown prince, Zhao Cun."

Zhao Cun looked at the two of them in confusion, and when he didn't know what to say, Zhao Tianyu pointed at Lin Feng.

"Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard, Marquis of Jingguo Lin Feng."

Zhao Cun immediately woke up, put on a smile on his face, and looked at Lin Feng curiously.

Lin Fengze bowed and said, "Oh, Your Highness, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"You are Lin Feng, so handsome... well, so elegant..."

Zhao Tianyu smiled proudly: "Of course it is elegant. The poems I showed you were all written by him."

"Ah? Really fake?"

Zhao Cun widened his eyes in surprise.

"Lin Feng, are you going to let the scholars of the world live? Just these few poems have made so many scholars ashamed."

"Your Highness is too kind. This is a crude work, not worthy of high esteem."

Zhao Cun quickly shook his head and said, "Lord Lin is too modest. My favorite saying is, I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar."

He shook his head, his face full of longing.

"Okay, stop being sour, let's sit next to each other."

Zhao Tianyu finally caught Lin Feng and pulled him to his seat.

Lin Feng knew that she was not going to pretend anymore. Since she dared to speak to the prince in such a way, her identity was obvious.

But since she didn't reveal her identity, Lin Feng could only pretend not to know.

Zhao Tianyu and Zhao Cun's seats were at the first place in the living room. Lin Feng should have sat at the lower position opposite them.

But Zhao Tianyu kept holding him, so he had to sit down casually.

There are rows of low tables in the living room, one for each guest.

The one sitting on the low table on the left is Crown Prince Zhao Cun, followed by Zhao Tianyu, and then Lin Feng.

There was also a row of low tables about seven or eight steps away on the opposite side.

Led by the palace family, the guests first came to the main seat in the living room, bowed respectfully, and spoke a few words to the prince.

He glanced at Zhao Tianyu and Lin Feng strangely again, searching his brain, but did not recognize these two young men. He had no choice but to turn around and follow the palace family to sit in his seat.

Zhao Shuo had already gone outside. As the young master of the palace, he was responsible for welcoming important guests.

At this moment, King Rui walked in accompanied by an old man.

With gray hair and beard, dark red face, and an aura of majesty without even being angry.

When the two men walked into the living room, all the guests sitting on both sides stood up and bowed.

Lin Feng could see clearly that this old man was none other than the Grand Tutor Wan.

Behind Grand Tutor Wan were Zhao Wenqi and Jiao Sanqiang.

Prince Rui accompanied Grand Tutor Wan all the way over, and even the Crown Prince Zhao Cun, who was sitting in the first seat, stood up.

Because Grand Tutor Wan was Zhao Cun's teacher, the correct approach was for them to treat each other with courtesy, first as ruler and subject, then as master and disciple.

Now, almost everyone in the living room was standing at their seats, waiting for Grand Tutor Wan to take his seat.

Only Lin Feng remained sitting there motionless.

Of course, there is one person who has not moved, that is Zhao Tianyu.

The originally harmonious living room was suddenly filled with an awkward atmosphere.

Everyone's eyes turned to Lin Feng, looking at this arrogant young man in surprise, who actually sat still when he saw the Grand Tutor.

Tea had already been served on the low table in front of Lin Feng.

Lin Feng held the teacup and savored the flavor carefully, looking intoxicated, as if this was the best tea in the world.

Prince Rui was also a little embarrassed. As the current Grand Tutor, he had been his political enemy for many years.

The two of them always disagreed, argued and quarreled, and sometimes even swore at each other in public.